Ethiopia
| Scientific Name | Oromo | Amharic | Family | Origin | Location | Products | Ecological Services | Niches | General Attributes | Switchboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flueggea virosa | Kechachilo | Euphorbiaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder | Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control | Ceremonial, Woodlot, Riparian areas, Open space |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Lopping,Pollarding Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Flueggea virosa | |
| Gardenia ternifolia | Gambella | Rubiaceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Farm tools, Household tools, Fodder, Bee forage | Live fence, Shade, Erosion control | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Gardenia ternifolia | |
| Gossypium arboreum | Malvaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Income, Medicine, Fibre/Ropes | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Gossypium arboreum | |||
| Gossypium barbadense | Malvaceae | Exotic | West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Firewood, Medicine, Fibre/Ropes | Scattered on crop land, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pollarding Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Gossypium barbadense | |||
| Gossypium hirsutum | Jirbii | Malvaceae | Exotic | West Shewa and East Wollega | Income | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Thinning, weeding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Gossypium hirsutum | ||
| Grevillea robusta | Grevila | Proteaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Grevillea robusta | |
| Grewia bicolor | Haroresa, Sefa | Sefa, Somaya, Teye | Tiliaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder | Shade | Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pollarding, coppicing, lopping, pruning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Grewia bicolor |
| Grewia ferruginea | Dokonu, Bururi, Lanqisa, Lensa, Ogomdi | Alenqoza, Lenkoata | Tiliaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder, Fibre/Ropes | Shade | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing, pruning and thinning in pastures Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Grewia ferruginea |
| Grewia mollis | Tiliaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine | Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppice reduction, pruning Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Grewia mollis | ||
| Grewia velutina | Haroresa(Or) | Tiliaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Medicine, Fodder | Woodlot |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Grewia velutina | ||
| Hagenia abyssinica | Hucha, Heto | Kosso | Rosaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine | Ornamental, Live fence, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Firebreak | Scattered on crop land, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Hagenia abyssinica |
| Jacaranda acutifolia | Bignoniaceae | Exotic | West Shewa and East Wollega | Shade | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning , topping , thinning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Jacaranda acutifolia | |||
| Jacaranda mimosifolia | Yeetemenja zaf | Bignoniaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Very fast growing Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Lopping, pollarding, coppicing, pruning Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Jacaranda mimosifolia | |
| Jasminum floribundum | Bignoniaceae | Exotic | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Bee forage | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Lopping, pollarding, coppicing, pruning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen or deciduous |
Jasminum floribundum | ||
| Jatropha curcas | Euphorbiaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Firewood, Medicine, Fibre/Ropes | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Wind break | Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Pruning, trimming as a fence Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Jatropha curcas | ||
| Juniperus procera | Gatira, Hindessa | Yehabesha Tid | Cupressaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fairly fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning, thinning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Juniperus procera |
| Justicia schimperiana | Dumuga | Acanthaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood | Live fence | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Justicia schimperiana | |
| Lannea schimperi | Anderko | Abaduka | Anacardiaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Other Foods, Firewood, Charcoal, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Shade | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Grows in the wild Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Lannea schimperi |
| Lantana camara | Yewof qolo | Verbenaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Fruits, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Riverbank stabilization, Wind break | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: Spreads fast and can soon turn into a weed Mgt practices: Pruning and shaping as required Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Lantana camara | |
| Leucaena leucocephala | Lucinia, Lukina | Lukina | Fabaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Other Foods, Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Very fast growing Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Lopping, coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Leucaena leucocephala |
| Leucaena pallida | Lukina | Fabaceae | Exotic | West Shewa and East Wollega | Other Foods, Firewood, Timber for construction, Fodder | Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing | Scattered on crop land, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Lopping Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Leucaena pallida | |
| Maerua angolensis | Dergu | Capparidaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Medicine | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade | Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: A fast colonizer where sols are shallow Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Maerua angolensis | |
| Maerua oblongifolia | Capparidaceae | Native | East Shewa | Medicine, Fodder | Scattered in homestead, Open space |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Maerua oblongifolia | |||
| Maesa lanceolata | Abayi | Kelawa, Yeregna qolo | Myrsinaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Medicine, Fodder | Live fence, Shade, Erosion control | Scattered on crop land, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Lopping, coppicing. Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Maesa lanceolata |
| Mangifera indica | Mango | Mango | Anacardiaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Fodder, Bee forage, Gums/Resins | Ornamental, Shade, Erosion control, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness: Heavy shade and high water demand Mgt practices: Lopping Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Mangifera indica |
| Manilkara butugi | Butugi | Sapotaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools | Live fence, Shade | Scattered on crop land, Woodlot, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: Slow growing when mature. Fast when young Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Manilkara butugi | |
| Markhamia lutea | Buturu | Botoro | Bignoniaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Bee forage | Ornamental, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves | Cropland boundary, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pollarding, coppicing. Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Markhamia lutea |
| Maytenus arbutifolia | Kombolcha, Hachacha | Atat | Celastraceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Farm tools, Fodder | Live fence, Dead fence | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Maytenus arbutifolia |
| Maytenus ovatus | Celastraceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools | Live fence, Wind break | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Maytenus ovatus | ||
| Maytenus senegalensis | Jima hare, Kombolcha | Gogoba, Gulo, Nech atat, Qoqoba, Yedega, Atat | Celastraceae | Native | East Shewa | Firewood, Charcoal, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Lopping, trimming tops and sides Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Maytenus senegalensis |
| Maytenus undata | Geram atat | Chucho, Ilka, Kombolcha | Celastraceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine | Ornamental, Live fence | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Reduce multiple stems, Removing lower branches can help in developing good stems Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Maytenus undata |
| Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | Fabaceae | Native | East Shewa | Medicine, Fodder, Tannins/Dye stuff, Gums/Resins | Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Perennial |
Medicago sativa | ||
| Melia azedarach | Nimi | Meliaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: Fairly fast Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Pollarding, lopping, coppicing, pruning Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Melia azedarach | |
| Millettia ferruginea | Asra, Dedatu, Ingidicho, Sotellu | Birbira | Fabaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools | Shade, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Millettia ferruginea |
| Mimusops kummel | Bururi, Qoladi, Mito | Ishe, Shiye | Sapotaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools | Live fence, Shade | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Mimusops kummel |
| Moringa oleifera | Shiferaw | Moringaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Income, Other Foods, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage, Fibre/Ropes | Shade, Erosion control, Wind break | Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning , Coppicing, Pollarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Moringa oleifera | |
| Moringa stenopetala | Moringaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Fruits, Other Foods, Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade | Scattered in homestead, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning, Coppicing Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Moringa stenopetala | ||
| Morus alba | Enjori Frenji, Gora | Yeferenji injori | Moraceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Farm tools, Fodder, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Lopping, weeding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Morus alba |
| Musa acuminata | Musaceae | Exotic | West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Fruits, Medicine | Shade, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Musa acuminata | ||
| Nuxia congesta | Anfare, Bitana, Hanfare | Atquar, Chocho | Buddleiaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Charcoal, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Live fence | Scattered in homestead, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Nuxia congesta |
| Ocotea kenyensis | Derersa, Gigicha | Lauraceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Shade, Erosion control |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Ocotea kenyensis | ||
| Olea africana | Ejerssa | Weira | Oleaceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing | Ceremonial, Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: slow growing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Olea africana |
| Olinia rochetiana | Delacho, Guna, Nolle, Qadis, Sole adi | Beye, Tife | Oliniaceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools | Ornamental, Dead fence | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Olinia rochetiana |
| Oncoba spinosa | Akukku, Ahoha, Daggooo, Kokolfe, Korkoro | Ekuku, Tsewa | Flacourtiaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for furniture, Medicine | Live fence | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Semi-deciduous |
Oncoba spinosa |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Ashewa Qurqual | Cactaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Fodder | Live fence, Erosion control | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Severe control is essential Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Opuntia ficus-indica | |
| Pappea capensis | Sapindaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Fodder, Bee forage | Ornamental | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Semi-deciduous |
Pappea capensis | ||
| Parkinsonia aculeata | Ye-eyerusalem eshoh, Filfile | Fabaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Firewood, Charcoal, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pollarding Leafing Phenology: Semi-deciduous |
Parkinsonia aculeata | |
| Persea americana | Avocado | Avocado | Lauraceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Fruits, Fodder | Shade, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: Competes for nutrients through its dense shallow root system. Its shade is also dense Mgt practices: Pruning, Side pruning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Persea americana |
| Phyllanthus ovalifolius | Euphorbiaceae | Native | East Shewa | Medicine, Fodder |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Phyllanthus ovalifolius | ||||
| Piliostigma thonningii | Kora, Lilu | Yekolla wanza | Fabaceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Other Foods, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder, Bee forage, Tannins/Dye stuff, Gums/Resins, Fibre/Ropes | Ornamental, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: Fairly fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing, Polarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Piliostigma thonningii |
| Pittosporum viridiflorum | Amshika, Bocho, Talao | Elaho, Ahot, Kefeta, Weyel | Pittosporaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Tannins/Dye stuff, Fibre/Ropes | Ornamental | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Pollarding, lopping, pruning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Pittosporum viridiflorum |
| Podocarpus falcatus | Birbirsa | Zigba | Podocarpaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade | Religious, Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Podocarpus falcatus |
| Premna schimperi | Urgessa, Hadad, Hurgessa | Chocho | Verbenaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Premna schimperi |
| Prunus africana | Bouraio, Buraya, Homi, Mukoraja | Tikur inchet | Rosaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: Fairly slow Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Bark removal Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Prunus africana | |
| Prunus persica | Kock | Kocki | Rosaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood | Scattered on crop land, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Deciduous Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Prunus persica | |
| Psidium guajava | Zeytun | Zeituna | Myrtaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Farm tools, Household tools | Shade | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Pruning, Coppicing, Irrigation Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Psidium guajava |
| Psydrax schimperiana | Galo | Seged | Rubiaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Farm tools, Household tools | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Psydrax schimperiana | |
| Pygeum africanum | Rosaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools | Live fence, Erosion control | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Pygeum africanum | ||
| Rhamnus prinoides | Gesho | Gesho | Rhamnaceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Firewood, Medicine | Live fence, Shade | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Need to improve the infiltration of the soil. It does not like wet and swampy areas. Adding sand clay to soil will help. Harvest before the branches are coarse Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Rhamnus prinoides |
| Rhus apetalous | Anacardiaceae | Exotic | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood | Shade | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Rhus apetalous | ||
| Rhus glutinosa | Akessa, Tatessa | Embus, Qamo | Anacardiaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Farm tools, Household tools | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing and tannning young branches Leafing Phenology: Deciduous or evergreen |
Rhus glutinosa | |
| Rhus natalensis | Debobosso, Debobosha, Tatessa | Chakema, Takuma | Anacardiaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control | Scattered on crop land, Woodlot, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Lower tree branches require pruning Leafing Phenology: Deciduous or evergreen |
Rhus natalensis |
| Rhus vulgaris | Tatesa, Dabobessa | Qmmo, Yeregna kolo, Embes | Anacardiaceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Farm tools | Shade | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing. Rather slow growing Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Rhus vulgaris |
| Ricinus communis | Qobo, Obo | Gulo, Bulqa | Euphorbiaceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Firewood, Medicine | Live fence, Wind break | Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Weeding Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Ricinus communis |
| Ritchiea albersii | Chubeterie | Capparaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Farm tools, Household tools | Ornamental |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Ritchiea albersii | ||
| Rosa abyssinica | Enqoto, Goro | Kega | Rosaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Medicine, Fodder | Live fence | Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Bending young plants and thinning to few per stack will ease production and harvesting of fruits Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Rosa abyssinica |
| Salvia nilotica | Lamiaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Medicine | Shade | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Salvia nilotica | ||
| Sapium ellipticum | Bosoka, Wagisa | Euphorbiaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Farm tools, Household tools, Fodder | Live fence, Shade | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing, pollarding, lopping Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Sapium ellipticum | |
| Schefflera abyssinica | Harfatu, Marfatu | Gitem, Kokora | Araliaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Bee forage | Live fence, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing, Wind break | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Schefflera abyssinica |
| Schinus molle | Turmanturi | Qundo berbere | Anacardiaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Wind break | Ceremonial, Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Polarding, Lopping and coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Schinus molle |
| Schrebera alata | Keseme | Oleaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine | Ornamental |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Schrebera alata | ||
| Scolopia theifolia | Salicaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Medicine |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing and pruning Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Scolopia theifolia | ||||
| Senna alata | Caesalpiniaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: cutting back hard after flowering, Pruning Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Senna alata | |||
| Senna didymobotrya | Asene meka | Fabaceae | Native | East Shewa | Firewood, Medicine | Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Young stems are tender and should be staked, lopping Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Senna didymobotrya | |
| Senna longiracemosa | Fabaceae | Native | East Shewa | Medicine |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Senna longiracemosa | ||||
| Senna septemtrionalis | Fabaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Firewood, Medicine | Ornamental |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Prevention since it's invasive. Controlling the weeds Leafing Phenology: Perennial |
Senna septemtrionalis | |||
| Senna siamea | Yeferenji digita | Digita | Fabaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Bee forage | Ornamental, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Wind break | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning, Seedling protection, Coppicing, Pollarding, Spacing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Senna siamea |
| Sesbania aculeata | Fabaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Fibre/Ropes | Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Wind break | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Lopping, pruning, short rotations Leafing Phenology: Perennial |
Sesbania aculeata | ||
| Sesbania sesban | Enchini, Harcha | Girangire | Fabaceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder, Fibre/Ropes | Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: Very fast growing Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning, short rotation Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Sesbania sesban |
| Spathodea campanulata | Spathodia | Yebereha nebelbal(Amh) | Bignoniaceae | Exotic | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Wind break |
Growth rate: Fairly fast Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Pollarding. Coppicing on good sites but only when young Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Spathodea campanulata | |
| Stereospermum kunthianum | Botoro, Buturu, Utro | Arsinia, Hultabsa, Washta, Zana | Bignoniaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through Nitrogen-fixing | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing, pollarding. Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Stereospermum kunthianum |
| Strychnos spinosa | Bedessa, Badessa | Merenz | Loganiaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Live fence, Shade | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning,Coppicing,Lopping, Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Strychnos spinosa |
| Synadenium compactum | Yegoma zaf | Euphorbiaceae | Exotic | East Shewa | Medicine | Ornamental |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: Semi-evergreen to deciduous |
Synadenium compactum | ||
| Syzygium guineense | Badessa, Gosu | Dokma | Myrtaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Bee forage, Tannins/Dye stuff, Gums/Resins | Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: Medium Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pollarding, coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Syzygium guineense |
| Teclea nobilis | Hedessa | Euphorbiaceae | Native | East Shewa | Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine | Shade | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: Moderate to slow Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing and pollarding Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Teclea nobilis | |
| Terminalia laxiflora | Debeka | Baguri | Combretaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves | Scattered on crop land, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Terminalia laxiflora |
| Terminalia macroptera | Combretaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Income, Fruits, Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine | Live fence, Shade, Erosion control | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Terminalia macroptera | ||
| Terminalia schimperiana | Combretaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine, Tannins/Dye stuff, Gums/Resins |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Terminalia schimperiana | ||||
| Trichilia emetica | Mahogani | Meliaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine | Ornamental, Shade, Wind break | Scattered on crop land |
Growth rate: Fairly fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pollarding, coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Trichilia emetica | |
| Trilepisium madagascariense | Shero, Yuga | Chai | Moraceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Gums/Resins |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning, lopping, coppicing Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Trilepisium madagascariense | ||
| Vangueria apiculata | Buruurii | Rubiaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Vangueria apiculata | ||||
| Vepris nobilis | Adessa, Begama, Chae | Atesa, Sni | Rutaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Timber for furniture, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Bee forage | Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves |
Growth rate: Slow to moderate Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pruning, pollarding Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Vepris nobilis | |
| Vernonia amygdalina | Aebicha | Grawa | Asteraceae | Native | East Shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega | Other Foods, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee forage | Ornamental, Live fence, Shade, Erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through mulch/leaves, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: medium to fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Coppicing Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Vernonia amygdalina |
| Vernonia auriculifera | Reji | Asteraceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Firewood, Timber for construction, Medicine, Bee forage | Live fence, Shade, Erosion control | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Contours/Soil conservation |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Vernonia auriculifera | |
| Vernonia leopoldi | Asteraceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Timber for construction, Farm tools | Scattered on crop land, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Vernonia leopoldi | |||
| Vernonia thomsoniana | Asteraceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Timber for construction, Farm tools | Live fence | Scattered in homestead |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: unknown Leafing Phenology: unknown |
Vernonia thomsoniana | ||
| Ximenia americana | Hudi | Inkoy, Kol | Olacaceae | Native | West Shewa and East Wollega | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Live fence | Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Slow Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: For live fence purposes, trimming is recommended. Coppicing is also a recommended practice Leafing Phenology: Deciduous |
Ximenia americana |
| Ziziphus mauritiana | Qurqura | Qurqurah | Rhamnaceae | Native | East Shewa | Firewood, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Fodder | Live fence, Shade | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence |
Growth rate: Fast Invasiveness: Yes Mgt practices: Coppicing, lopping, pollarding, pruning Leafing Phenology: Evergreen |
Ziziphus mauritiana |
| Ziziphus mucronata | Ado-qurqura | Ado qurqura, Foch | Rhamnaceae | Native | East Shewa | Fruits, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Farm tools, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder | Live fence, Dead fence, Shade, Erosion control, Wind break | Scattered on crop land, Scattered in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Contours/Soil conservation, Riparian areas |
Growth rate: unknown Invasiveness: No Mgt practices: Pollarding, lopping, coppicing Leafing Phenology: Semi?deciduous |
Ziziphus mucronata |
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Kuria, A., Buyinza, J., Galabuzi, C., Muthuri, C., Agaba, H., Okia C., Kwateng-Yeboah, C., Kinuthia, R., Wamaitha M., Carsan S., Lamond G., Sinclair F. (2020). Suitable tree species selection and management tool for Uganda. [Database], World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)